Si no se proporciona un modelo híbrido para el PCB Champions Trophy, Pakistán abandonará los eventos ICC en India

When the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) announced that the Indian cricket team wouldn’t travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025, everyone expected some sort of retaliation from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). They went to the International Cricket Council (ICC), but that wasn’t going to be all; everyone knew. So, the PCB reportedly threatened that they won’t send their men’s and women’s teams to India going forward for ICC events.

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In the next two years, the BCCI are set to host two major events: the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 and the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The former would be hosted entirely in India, while Sri Lanka are the co-host along with India for the latter. This update comes just before the ICC’s meeting regarding the Champions Trophy 2025 schedule. 

The stance has been made clear by the PCB. If India travels to Pakistan, they return the favour and participate in the two ICC events in India. However, if India doesn’t visit and they aren’t granted to host the event in a hybrid model, PCB won’t send their men’s and women’s teams for the events irrespective of where they are held.

“If it comes to that, Pakistan will play all their matches, including the high-profile clash with India, in Sri Lanka during the 2026 tournament. There is no way we will play in India if they don’t come here. The women’s ODI World Cup will take place in India next year and Pakistan will not travel. If a hybrid model is not possible, PCB has threatened to pull out,” a source told The Telegraph.